LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced American tennis player Robert Kendrick’s doping ban from one year to eight months.
Kendrick tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine at the French Open on May 22. He blamed it on a capsule he took to combat jet lag.
The 31-year-old American had been seeking a reduced three-month ban, which would have allowed him to compete at the U.S. Open, but he will not be able to return to competitive tennis until January.
Kendrick, whose ranking peaked at No. 69 two years ago, has dropped to 110th.
